Senior Civil Engineer (Renewables)

AECOM; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure consulting firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join their renewable energy team. You will play a key technical role across diverse projects including wind, solar, and hydrogen. The ideal candidate has a BEng in Civil Engineering and experience in consultancy, with responsibilities including project management and design oversight. This position offers opportunities for career progression and skill development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working in consultancy on renewable energy projects.
• Familiarity with civil or structural design standards.
• Ability to manage multiple projects within budgets and timescales.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with clients and manage day-to-day project work.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams.
• Lead and manage the design of civil infrastructure.

Skills

Technical competency in civil engineering design

Report writing

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Education

BEng (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered status or actively working towards chartership

Job description

Company Description

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

Job Description

We are looking for a dynamic Senior Civil Engineer to support the continued expansion of renewable energy team and help shape the future of sustainable infrastructure.

You should be passionate about engineering excellence and want to work on cutting-edge energy projects across the UK, Ireland, Europe and further afield.

What can we offer?

As a Senior Civil Engineer, you’ll play a key technical role across a diverse portfolio of energy projects, including:

• Onshore and offshore wind
• Solar PV
• Hydroelectric (run-off river and pumped storage)
• Grid infrastructure
• Hydrogen production and storage
• Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

You will be involved from feasibility through to detailed design and construction supervision, working with both major energy utility providers and private developers.

What You’ll Do:

As a Senior Civil Engineer, you will:

• Liaise with clients, manage project work on a day-to-day basis and ensure that the work is delivered within the agreed timescale and budgets.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams
• Lead and manage the design of civil infrastructure including roads, drainage, civil structural infrastructure and external works
• Conduct site inspections and respond to technical queries
• Produce high-quality reports (feasibility studies, inspection reports, design documentation)
• Mentor and guide junior staff

This role will present you with a fantastic opportunity to develop your technical and project management skills through your project work, with great prospects for career progression as the team continues to grow.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• BEng (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering
• Chartered status or actively working towards chartership with the Institution of Civil Engineers or other relevant Institution.
• This role is a technical role, and you will be expected to demonstrate a high degree of technical competency in the design of civil or structural elements.
• You should have experience of working in consultancy in some of the following subject areas: Renewables, Battery, Onshore Wind, Solar
• In addition to engineering skills, report writing and organisational skills will be key to the role.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [e-mail]

AECOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.